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Bathtub Reef Surf Report & Forecast, Stuart, Florida

Bathtub Reef, Stuart, Florida: 3–4 ft, chest to head high, at 8 am EST on Tuesday, Nov 10, rated Great. The main swell is 3.2 ft at 11 seconds from the east-northeast, with calm wind. Water is about 82°F, so a rashguard is enough; the next high tide is 4.1 ft at 8:16 am.

Great

3–4 ft

chest to head high · occasional 5 ft

Swell from the east-northeast; wind from the north-northeast at 3 mph, calm; the beach faces west-southwest.NSWE
first light 6:13 amrating through the daylast light 5:56 pm
Swell
3.2 ft · 11 s · ENE
Wind
calmcalm
Tide
4.1 ft fallinghigh 4.1 ft at 8:16 am
Water
82°Frashguard
Air
75°Ffeels like 79°F
Sun
rise 6:37 amset 5:32 pm

Bathtub Reef surf today and tomorrow

Best-rated hour today at Bathtub Reef: 7 am, Great, on a rising high tide.

Today Tue, Nov 10
Surf height at Bathtub Reef today, Tue, Nov 10, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.2460353–4 ftnow6 am: Great7 am: Great8 am: Great9 am: Great10 am: Great11 am: Good12 pm: Good1 pm: Good2 pm: Fair3 pm: Good4 pm: Good5 pm: Good6 pm: Good6a9a12p3p6p☀ 6:37 am5:32 pm ☾ratingwind
Tomorrow Wed, Nov 11
Surf height at Bathtub Reef tomorrow, Wed, Nov 11, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.2460353–3 ft6 am: Great7 am: Great8 am: Good9 am: Good10 am: Good11 am: Good12 pm: Good1 pm: Good2 pm: Good3 pm: Good4 pm: Good5 pm: Good6 pm: Good6a9a12p3p6pratingwind

Blue band: surf face height from the low end to set waves; dotted: occasional larger sets. Grey line: tide, in feet on the right scale. Colour strip: the hourly rating. Arrows: wind direction and strength, teal when offshore, orange when onshore.

Best-rated hour tomorrow at Bathtub Reef: 6 am, Great, on a rising mid tide.

Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
Today, Tue, Nov 10, first light to last light
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 am3–4 ftGreatcalm3.1 ft
7 am3–4 ftGreatcalm3.8 ft
8 amnow3–4 ftGreatcalm4.1 ft
9 am3–4 ftGreatcalm4.0 ft
10 am3–4 ftGreat3 mph onshore (ESE)3.5 ft
11 am3–4 ftGood5 mph onshore (ESE)2.8 ft
12 pm3–4 ftGood6 mph cross-shore (ESE), gusts 112.0 ft
1 pm3–4 ftGood7 mph cross-shore (SE), gusts 121.4 ft
2 pm3–4 ftFair8 mph cross-shore (SE), gusts 131.0 ft
3 pm3–4 ftGood7 mph cross-shore (SE)1.0 ft
4 pm3–4 ftGood7 mph cross-shore (SE)1.3 ft
5 pm3–4 ftGood7 mph cross-shore (SE)1.8 ft
6 pm3–4 ftGood7 mph cross-shore (SE)2.4 ft
Tomorrow, Wed, Nov 11
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 am3 ftGreat6 mph offshore (SW)2.7 ft
7 am3 ftGreat6 mph offshore (SW), gusts 113.4 ft
8 am3 ftGood9 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 153.9 ft
9 am3 ftGood8 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 144.1 ft
10 am3 ftGood8 mph offshore (SW), gusts 143.9 ft
11 am3 ftGood7 mph offshore (SSW), gusts 123.3 ft
12 pm3 ftGood7 mph offshore (SW), gusts 122.6 ft
1 pm3 ftGood7 mph offshore (SW), gusts 121.9 ft
2 pm3 ftGood8 mph offshore (SW), gusts 131.3 ft
3 pm3 ftGood8 mph offshore (SW), gusts 141.1 ft
4 pm3 ftGood8 mph offshore (SSW), gusts 151.2 ft
5 pm2–3 ftGood8 mph offshore (SSW), gusts 141.5 ft
6 pm2–3 ftGood7 mph offshore (SW), gusts 132.1 ft

Bathtub Reef waves today: sets, lulls and how they break

At 8 am, sets at Bathtub Reef arrive about every 4 minutes with about 4 waves each, and the waves are mostly barreling and hollow.

Set rhythm: about 4 waves per set every 4 minutes, with about 176 seconds between breaking waves.0 min15 min
Set waves
about 4.2 ft faces
Waves per set
about 4
Sets
every 4 minutes or so, each lasting about 30 s
Lulls
about 176 s between breaking waves
How they break
Barrelingwhich means the lip pitches out and can throw a barrel
Shape
Hollowwhich means throwing, barreling waves
Breaking
31% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
Along-shore current
moderate, about 0.8 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.

What do these mean?

Bathtub Reef surf this weekend and the next 10 days

Next 10 days at Bathtub Reef: the biggest day is Tuesday, Nov 17 at 3–6 ft, and the best-rated day is Tuesday, Nov 10 (Great). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 1–2 ft and Poor; Sunday, Nov 15, 1–2 ft and Poor.

Bathtub Reef surf height by day for the next 10 days, in feet, with each day's best rating and main swell direction. Days 11 to 16 are in the Current app.this weekend2463–4Tue, Nov 10: GreatTueNov 102–3Wed, Nov 11: GreatWedNov 111–2Thu, Nov 12: PoorThuNov 121–1Fri, Nov 13: PoorFriNov 131–2Sat, Nov 14: PoorSatNov 141–2Sun, Nov 15: PoorSunNov 152–3Mon, Nov 16: PoorMonNov 163–6Tue, Nov 17: GoodTueNov 174–6Wed, Nov 18: PoorWedNov 183–4Thu, Nov 19: PoorThuNov 19FriNov 20SatNov 21SunNov 22MonNov 23TueNov 24WedNov 25ratingswell

Fri, Nov 20 – Wed, Nov 25

Days 11–16 for Bathtub Reef are in the Current app with a Premium subscription.

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Bars: surf face height from the low end to set waves, by day. Colour strip: the day's best rating. Arrows: main swell direction. Shaded: this weekend.

The 10-day forecast as a table, with swell and wind
Bathtub Reef 10-day surf forecast, free. Daylight hours; the main swell is the largest at midday.
DaySurfRatingMain swellWind amWind pmBest time
Tue, Nov 103–4 ftGreat3.2 ft · 11 s · ENEcalm8 mph cross-shore (SE), gusts 137 am
Wed, Nov 112–3 ftGreat2.6 ft · 11 s · ENE9 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 158 mph offshore (SW), gusts 136 am
Thu, Nov 121–2 ftPoor1.6 ft · 10 s · ENE8 mph offshore (W), gusts 1411 mph offshore (W), gusts 196 am
Fri, Nov 131 ftPoor0.9 ft · 9 s · ENE14 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 2115 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 225 pm
Sat, Nov 141–2 ftPoor2.6 ft · 6 s · N15 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 2115 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 227 am
Sun, Nov 151–2 ftPoor1.9 ft · 7 s · NNE10 mph onshore (NE), gusts 1513 mph onshore (ENE), gusts 194 pm
Mon, Nov 162–3 ftPoor1.9 ft · 7 s · ENE17 mph onshore (ENE), gusts 2517 mph onshore (ENE), gusts 257 am
Tue, Nov 173–6 ftGood—23 mph onshore (ESE), gusts 288 mph cross-shore (S)1 pm
Wed, Nov 184–6 ftPoor—20 mph cross-shore (NNE)19 mph cross-shore (NNE)10 am
Thu, Nov 193–4 ftPoor—14 mph onshore (NE)16 mph onshore (NE)1 pm
Fri, Nov 20 – Wed, Nov 25Days 11–16 for Bathtub Reef are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app

Bathtub Reef tide chart and tide times

Tides at Bathtub Reef today, Tuesday, Nov 10: low 0.6 ft at 1:42 am, high 4.1 ft at 8:16 am, low 1.0 ft at 2:36 pm and high 3.2 ft at 8:21 pm. At 8 am the tide is 4.1 ft and falling.

Tide height at Bathtub Reef, in feet above MLLW, today and tomorrow, with high and low tide times.012345Mon, Nov 9Tue, Nov 10Wed, Nov 11Thu, Nov 12Fri, Nov 13now 4.1 ft, fallingLow 0.6 ft1:42 amHigh 4.1 ft8:16 amLow 1.0 ft2:36 pmHigh 3.2 ft8:21 pmLow 0.7 ft2:18 amHigh 4.1 ft8:55 amLow 1.1 ft3:15 pmHigh 3.2 ft8:55 pmLow 0.7 ft2:56 amHigh 4.0 ft9:36 amLow 1.2 ft3:55 pmHigh 3.1 ft9:38 pmLow 0.9 ft3:35 am
Tide height at Bathtub Reef, in feet, today and tomorrow. Shaded bands are night; the dashed line is now.

Bathtub Reef tide chart, November 2026

High and low tide times for the next 8 days.
DayTides
Tue, Nov 10Low 0.6 ft at 1:42 amHigh 4.1 ft at 8:16 amLow 1.0 ft at 2:36 pmHigh 3.2 ft at 8:21 pm
Wed, Nov 11Low 0.7 ft at 2:18 amHigh 4.1 ft at 8:55 amLow 1.1 ft at 3:15 pmHigh 3.2 ft at 8:55 pm
Thu, Nov 12Low 0.7 ft at 2:56 amHigh 4.0 ft at 9:36 amLow 1.2 ft at 3:55 pmHigh 3.1 ft at 9:38 pm
Fri, Nov 13Low 0.9 ft at 3:35 amHigh 4.0 ft at 10:16 amLow 1.3 ft at 4:39 pmHigh 3.1 ft at 10:21 pm
Sat, Nov 14Low 1.1 ft at 4:18 amHigh 3.8 ft at 10:59 amLow 1.3 ft at 5:24 pmHigh 3.0 ft at 11:08 pm
Sun, Nov 15Low 1.1 ft at 5:07 amHigh 3.6 ft at 11:44 amLow 1.2 ft at 6:11 pmHigh 2.8 ft at 11:59 pm
Mon, Nov 16Low 1.0 ft at 6 amHigh 3.3 ft at 12:33 pmLow 1.1 ft at 6:58 pm
Tue, Nov 17High 2.9 ft at 12:59 amLow 1.1 ft at 6:54 amHigh 3.3 ft at 1:21 pm

Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.

Bathtub Reef water temperature

The water temperature at Bathtub Reef is about 82°F on Tuesday, Nov 10. With the air feeling like 79°F and a 3 mph wind, a rashguard is enough. Over the next week the water stays between 81 and 82°F.

Water temperature scale with wetsuit bands. Now 82 degrees, rashguard; 81 to 82 over the next 10 days.rashguardjacketspring3/24/3hooded 4/3hooded 5/46/5 hood82°F now

Water temperature is a forecast for the water at this spot, not a buoy reading. The wetsuit suggestion uses Billabong's wetsuit temperature scale, adjusted for air temperature and wind.

Surf spots near Bathtub Reef

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About Bathtub Reef

Bathtub Reef is a reef break in Stuart, Martin County, Florida, facing east-northeast. Also called Bathtub Beach and Sailfish Point.

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